The Hard-Boiled Canary
1941 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 63 VOTES · DIR. Andrew L. Stone
Overview
A young girl fresh out of reform school who is singing in a burlesque show is offered a scholarship to a famous music camp by the camp's owner. She must overcome the suspicions of the other students in order to prove herself.
Dialogue Timeline — 769 lines
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00:02:44 - So, is your wife worried about you? - There's nothing to be worried about.
00:09:31 Get out!
00:19:31 How can I get hitched without a decent place for the boss to live?
00:23:15 ''Lion near trap stop the investigation.''
00:26:10 Johnny, can you trust Alan?
00:28:44 He was my friend. Your thugs also killed a lot of innocent customers.
00:32:30 And lay off the gun-running job.
00:39:49 I'm losing out.
00:45:05 There's no way out. Eitheryou kill me, or I kill you.
00:54:07 and why does the burden of proof lie on us, not on them?
00:56:07 I don't find out where his depot is located.
00:59:21 And ifyou get killed, who'll make yours?
01:05:19 Little fucker, playing dumb!
01:08:47 Luckily, he had a lighter in his breast pocket, or he'd be dead.
01:12:54 - And where'sJohnny's arsenal? - I'm not sure I can say.
01:17:03 Call Mr. Pang at once. Ask him to come over. Wait for me here.
01:20:28 That's favoritism! You're always on his case!
01:29:51 What's going on?
01:33:58 The cops have got us surrounded.
01:37:55 It'sjust the two of us here.
01:43:53 You don't want this many kids, do you?
01:49:20 - Keep those babies moving. - Yes, sir.
01:58:39 I need to do this.
02:05:23 So busy being a gangster...
Cast & Characters
Allan Jones
Michael Maddy
Susanna Foster
Toodles LaVerne
Margaret Lindsay
Sylvia Worth
Lynne Overman
George Thomas
Grace Bradley
Madie Duvalie
William Collier Sr.
Dr. Joseph E. Maddy
Heimo Haitto
Heimo Haitto
Peter Meremblum
Peter Meremblum (Violin Instructor)
William Chapman
William Chapman
Kaye Connor
Kaye Connor
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed769
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:02:44
Final line02:05:23
Production Record
DirectorAndrew L. Stone
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes63